🍽️ Lanxi Egg Cake

Egg-and-scallion stuffed pancake.

Lanxi Egg Cake is a local snack from Lanxi, Zhejiang; in the local dialect, 'jizi' means egg. A thinly rolled flour pancake is laid with beaten egg and chopped scallion, then pan-fried until golden on both sides; finer versions also tuck minced pork or diced tofu inside. The finished cake carries a lightly charred crust over a tender, fragrant egg center with a lively scallion aroma, soft yet chewy and savory. It is a common street breakfast in Lanxi, fried to order, and most delicious while still burning hot. As a humble snack of this small central-Zhejiang town, the egg cake is simple and unpretentious, yet it best captures the local morning scene of people standing around a stall eating a hot bite.